It’s probably a bit much to look at the remaining schedule for a team that hasn’t won more than five games since 2007 and say, “hey, this looks pretty good,” but work with us here for a moment.

The Browns only have two games left that you could mark down as highly likely to be losses – next week’s game in Cincinnati and the Dec. 8 game in New England. Other than those two? Well, things don’t look as dire right now.

Two games against a Steeler team that entered the weekend at 2-6 (in case we didn’t mention that) and is playing at a half-empty Heinz Field (so much for Steeler fans being great), plus dates with the currently winless Jacksonville Jaguars and a Chicago team that is another injury to Jay Cutler away from playing one of the McCown brothers at quarterback, are looking pretty good right now.

The key game on the schedule? The Week 16 showdown against the Jets just three days before Christmas. The Jets currently hold the final playoff spot in the AFC, just one game ahead of the Browns."

"From the outside looking in, the most likely destinations for Asdrubal Cabrera could be Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, or the Yankees. Both the Pirates and Reds have less than desirable options playing shortstop on a regular basis and should contend in 2014. An upgrade at shortstop over Clint Barmes/Jordy Mercer and Zack Cozart, respectively, could be just what they need to get over the hump.

As for the Yankees, they probably will not want Derek Jeter playing shortstop everyday in 2014. We’ve also seen that Eduardo Nunez may not be as good as originally thought. Cabrera could be just what they need as they transition out of the Derek Jeter era. The only question is do they have enough to offer the Indians in exchange for Cabrera? That remains to be seen.

Because of all of this, plan B might be the best possible alternative. That being, hold onto Cabrera and see what happens. Maybe he restablishes some value and can be traded at the deadline in July. Maybe a team experiences an injury in spring training or during the season and gets desperate. Maybe Cabrera turns things around and puts together one last great season in a Tribe uniform."

"Everyone knows that Kyrie Irving is one of the most talented players in the National Basketball Association. The problem lies in the fact that Irving, the player known for mood swings and behavior that borders on petulant, is included in that group—he knows how good he is and has used his superiority to cast a perception of preeminence over his teammates as well as his coaches. It will be up to Brown to keep Irving grounded—to not only teach the ways but to ensure him that his ways are ultimately for the betterment of the team—but it will also be up to Irving to show that all of this talk, the growth and maturity and soul-seeking we have heard so much about starts to become a reality.

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